First major snowfall of season keeps crews busy

8:34 PM,
Dec. 26, 2012

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Written by

Kathie Dickerson and Valerie Boateng
Staff Writers

There are hundreds of miles of roadways in the county - 350 miles of centerline for county roads, 63 miles of city streets in Coshocton and 463 miles of state roads.

Crews were busy clearing them Wednesday as the first major snowfall of winter left a 6 to 10 inch blanket across the county.

The work wasn't all smooth plowing, as the city ran into a couple of issues. Two of its five trucks were out of commission after one had a broken brake line and the other a damaged hydraulic line, said City Service Director Jerry Stenner. One of the trucks was fixed Wednesday, but the other would take longer, so a snow ...